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Thread: 43 Spanish forming from 43 Reformado

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    Boolit Mold
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    43 Spanish forming from 43 Reformado

    Gentlemen, I need some advice....

    I have some old surplus Cuban 43 Reformado ammo and I have a rolling block in 43 Spanish (one of the rifles sent to France during Franco-Prussian war).
    I was wondering if there is any other die or method to form the Reformado cases to 43 Spanish without needed the Lee 43 Spanish die?

    Thanks,

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    Boolit Bub
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    Nothing will replace the easy use of the 43 Spanish die, but you could look into what dies you already have. I had used several dies(8mm Lebel, 45-70, 45 colt) to neck 50-110 to 43 werndl before buying dies.

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    Graf's has 43 Spanish dies in stock. https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...tegoryId/2126?
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    I think you are wasting your time and money trying to reform Roformado to .43 Spanish. Many, many years ago I split a Lyman .43 Spanish resizer die trying to do just what you propose. Lyman refused to honor their warranty on the die as they said it was abuse and I agree with them. The .43 Roformado is a much larger case than the .43 Spanish down near the base. But it is your call, james
    Last edited by TNsailorman; 09-19-2022 at 11:55 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TNsailorman View Post
    I think you are wasting your time and money trying to reform Roformado to .43 Spanish. Many, many years ago I split a Lyman .43 Spanish resizer die trying to do just what you propose. Lyman refused to honor their warranty on the die as they said it was abuse and I agree with them. The .43 Roformado is a much larger case than the .43 Spanish down near the base. But it is your call, james
    I agree the bottom 1” is much thicker. I have the idea to polish the brass a bit and anneal the entire case before putting them in the die. Hopefully that helps?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sledge101 View Post
    I agree the bottom 1” is much thicker. I have the idea to polish the brass a bit and anneal the entire case before putting them in the die. Hopefully that helps?
    Annealing the case head area can be a problem. At BP pressures? Maybe? I wouldn't try that.

    Seek a trade of your Reformato for Spanish.

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